On May 1, 12:07 pm, jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net> wrote:
> Jeffrey D. wrote:
> > Hi Guys,
>
> > I hope somebody can help me figure out this terrible problem I have
> > with my Honda Civic.
>
> > Every morning for the past few weeks (3 weeks), the machine have
> > difficulty starting up. I hear the starter motor operating normally
> > but the engine just won't start-up today. The battery is good, i see
> > the lights when I open it and I remove the possibility of having the
> > battery as the problem. I always went to the basics of starting the
> > car through its manual. And when I encounter a hardstart the past few
> > days, I would press the gas pedal to eliminate flooding (if that would
> > have been the problem). It will start but i hear the engine start
> > terribly. Then it would run normally after a few seconds. But when its
> > up, the engine would just run fine especially when it's already hot. I
> > have not encountered hardstart when the engine is still hot only when
> > left overnight cold. Like when the car starts in the morning and I
> > start it again at noon, the engine would just start fine. Only when it
> > left overnight or when not used in around more than ten hours, or when
> > its cold already.
> > This morning was 'special'! Even if I press the gas pedal to the
> > floor, i just hear the starter motor but not the engine running. I
> > missed the office today so I am here online...
>
> > This also happened before, about 3 weeks ago, but the engine started
> > when repeatitively starting the car and pressing the gas pedal to the
> > floor. I consulted the mechanic and he had clean the fuel filter
> > believing that may have been the problem. He has also check the fuel
> > lines and pump and confirmed they are all okay. He also tightened the
> > valves to some degree as he heard it noisy and the clearance is
> > already large. In short, he already done the tune-up. Except that my
> > four starters are three months old already, around 7000kms used. But
> > the mechanic also check the starters and mentioned they're all still
> > ok. The engine oil has been changed last month and so far the oil
> > mileage is 2000kms only. I have my car changed oil every 5000kms as
> > the maintenance requires it. So doing the things described above by
> > the mechanic, the problem still persists.
>
> > I do not want to spend more for now when the problem will not just be
> > solved, only if a clear diagnosis has been done.
>
> > I have elaborated what have been done so far so I hope this gives you
> > a clear idea how my car is faring. Hope to hear from you soon. Thank
> > you.
>
> > regards,
> > Jeff Dellosa
> > jeffrey.t.dell...@gmail.com
> > Philippines
>
> run some injector cleaner through it - sounds like they're leaking and
> flooding the engine. hondas need this every few months for best operation.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Jim, Thanks for the reply. Will check on the injector but how? i am a
'rookie' on engines...
Thanks.